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A cabin attendant on a DC10 suffers from vertigo after experiencing blocked ear canals after takeoff from jfk, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 427550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff my ear slowly became blocked and I experienced vertigo. I was given oxygen for approximately 1 1/2 hours. The flight attendants and cockpit were all very helpful and efficient.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT ON A DC10 SUFFERS FROM VERTIGO AFTER EXPERIENCING BLOCKED EAR CANALS AFTER TKOF FROM JFK, NY.
Narrative: ON TKOF MY EAR SLOWLY BECAME BLOCKED AND I EXPERIENCED VERTIGO. I WAS GIVEN OXYGEN FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HRS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND COCKPIT WERE ALL VERY HELPFUL AND EFFICIENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.